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Day 118 – Sins of Omission
Day 118 – Sins of Omission
By David Vermont
Just in case you didn’t understand what Saint James said in the previous chapters, today, in the last line of Chapter 4, he makes it as clear as he can: Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
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The Courage of Father Bernhard Lichtenburg; Priest and Martyr
The Courage of Father Bernhard Lichtenburg; Priest and Martyr
By Larry Peterson
The Holocaust took the lives of millions of innocents. Amazingly, throughout all of those horrors there were always those who stood tall and spoke out against the existing tyranny. Their courage, staring into the face of death, is awe inspiring. One of them was Bernhard Lichtenberg. A victim of the Holocaust, his courage should be an example to us all.
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Are There Many Types of Love?
Are There Many Types of Love?
By Loretta Myler
Are there many types of love? No. Just…. No. Absolutely not. Are you surprised by this? You shouldn’t be. To love is to will the good of the other. The problem is that we, you and me, fail at this Every Single Day. We are actually remarkably bad at loving.
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For With the Lord there is Mercy…
For With the Lord there is Mercy…
By Sr. Christina M. Neumann
This evening after Vespers, I prayed the “Prayer for our Deceased Sister” with the other Sisters and visitors in our Chapel for the first time in quite a while. We will be doing this for the rest of the week, since one of our German Sisters died recently, and we have the custom of praying for the deceased for a week.
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Are You an Eternal Risk-Taker?
Are You an Eternal Risk-Taker?
By Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F
About twenty percent of a ladder's cost covers the manufacturer's liability insurance on that ladder. We live in a dangerous world - and in a litigious society, for which everyone pays. There are physical risks for the buyer and financial risks for the seller. Even with all the breaks, life is a walk on very thin ice.
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Day 117 – Who should teach?
Day 117 – Who should teach?
By David Vermont
James says that this is important because a teacher, if making only minor mistakes, can lead large groups astray. Who should then become a teacher? Not someone who is ambitious. Not someone who wants to lead.
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Hurricane Harvey Reveals the Real Face of America
Hurricane Harvey Reveals the Real Face of America
By Rex Teodosio
It sometimes takes a disaster to bring out the good in others. Hurricane Harvey was one of the worst flooding in recorded history to have hit Houston and the surrounding region. Yet, it revealed one of the best aspects of the American soul.
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Take Care not to establish an Ego Persona!
Take Care not to establish an Ego Persona!
By Ralph Hathaway
There is a danger of lifting our ego so high that we forget God’s presence within our lives and remember that it is He who gives us the gifts to spread the Good News, evangelize those who are in need, and show we believe totally in His calling us to ministry.
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Visiting Jesus Before Mass
Visiting Jesus Before Mass
By Catherine M. J. Mary Evans
Having trouble getting to Mass on time? Plan on a visit to Jesus personally before Mass. What a Blessing!
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Day 116 – Faith and Works
Day 116 – Faith and Works
By David Vermont
James chapter 2 tells us what we all instinctively know to be true. For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so faith apart from works is dead.
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Hell is Real
Hell is Real
By E.M. McCarthy
Once I fell into an internet argument with a few atheist writers who felt it was funny to meme Christ and Mary with sacrilegious statements. I must confess that I lacked Christian charity when I told them they were going to hell. Granted, my comments were made tongue-in-cheek because the group made clear they didn’t believe in hell. They were upset by my mere mention of it.
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But I want what they have!
But I want what they have!
By Amelia Monroe Carlson
I have heard it so often from children and teenagers: “I can’t wait until I grow up so I don’t have all these rules to obey.” As we all know, the rules increase as you get older. A short list of household chores and expectations from our mother and father grows into an unimaginable long list of rules and laws we have to obey as we get older.
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Honoring our Dead: Catholic Funeral Rites and the Consolation Ministry
Honoring our Dead: Catholic Funeral Rites and the Consolation Ministry
By Larry Peterson
The Catholic Church has a rich history of respecting and honoring all human life. From conception until death, the church considers each person as God's individual creation and therefore, sacred in His eyes. The funeral rites set in place by the church reflect the church's beliefs in these principles.
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Devastation Everywhere
Devastation Everywhere
By Ralph Hathaway
Time-line: Monday, August 28, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT. As we sit and watch the destruction that Hurricane Harvey brought to the Texas coast, tears well up as thousands of people are in dire straits. Yet, many more thousands are standing waist deep in water helping many who could be stranded to safety.
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Day 115 – The Letter of James
Day 115 – The Letter of James
By David Vermont
Today we begin the Letter of James. It was written in approximately A.D. 60, most likely not by Apostle James but rather by James, a cousin of the Lord. James likely knew Jesus since childhood and he was present at the resurrection. He is mentioned elsewhere in scripture, particularly in Acts where he is identified as the head of the Church in Jerusalem.
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Our Wayward Home
Our Wayward Home
By Greg Schlueter
Glenn Beck was talking about our nation’s demise. College riots. Racial tension. Extramarital sex. Addictions. Breakdown of marriage and family. And he offered reasons. Lack of economic opportunity. Politics. Education. While these are all contributing factors, they pale in comparison to the number one, epic factor in a child’s success or failure: Parenting.
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Stop Holding Hands
Stop Holding Hands
By Lorrie McNickle
I came across an article recently that dealt with this “touchy” subject of holding hands and the Orans position during Mass. The article sparked lots of debate and a multitude of comments, hundreds of them in fact. The articles also elicited tens of thousands of shares, and I was struck by how such a seemingly minor aspect of the Mass could become such a hot bed of debate and contention.
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